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A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster stands atop one of the company's droneships waiting to be offloaded by one of Port Canaveral's three mobile harbor cranes on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)

Trump tariffs hit Port Canaveral for more than $800K

Port Canaveral had to shell out more than $800,000 for hardware because of President Donald...
Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas arrives at Port Canaveral on Aug. 9, 2025. The company’s second Icon-class ship is the world’s largest cruise ship. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel)

Nearly 22 million Americans forecast to cruise in 2026, AAA says

A record number of Americans are predicted to get on board in 2026 for a...
Cunard's Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is set to begin its first ever full season of sailing from PortMiami, seen docked on Oct. 16. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)

Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth cruise ship calls Miami home for first time

Cunard's Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is calling Miami home for the first time, with a...
Princess Cruises' Star Princess completed sea trials in the Adriatic Sea from Aug. 9-12. (Courtesy Princess Cruises)

Winter cruise guide: New ships about to descend on Florida’s big 3 ports

A roundup of the new ships set to deploy (as well as new-to-the-port ships) from...
Disney Cruise Line's Disney Destiny leaves the Meyer Werft shipyard towards Eemshaven, Netherlands, with a fireworks display from Papenburg, Germany in September. (Lars Penning/dpa via AP)

Florida-bound Disney Destiny cruise ship to host Marvel-themed entertainment

The Wish-class Disney Destiny cruise ship, which sails out of Fort Lauderdale beginning in November,...
Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas, the company’s third Icon-class ship, is set to arrive in Fort Lauderdale in November 2026. (Courtesy Royal Caribbean)

Royal Caribbean unveils dining, entertainment details for Florida-bound Legend of the Seas

Headed to Florida in 2026, Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas will have new dining...
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Matthew McConaughey in a scene from the film “Interstellar.” (Paramount Pictures via AP)

Alright, alright, alright: Matthew McConaughey, wife Camila named godparents of Florida-bound Star Princess

Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila were named godparents to Princess Cruises' new ship Star Princess...
Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas approaches Port Canaveral on Aug. 9. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel)

Port Canaveral budget forecasts 9 million passengers for record year

More than $200 million of projected revenue is from a record projected 9 million passenger...
Disney Cruise Line's Disney Destiny leaves the Meyer Werft shipyard towards Eemshaven, Netherlands, with a fireworks display from Papenburg, Germany in September. (Lars Penning/dpa via AP)

Florida-bound Disney Destiny cruise ship leaves shipyard on way to sea trials

Disney Cruise Line's newest ship is next slated to perform sea trials before making its...
The Celebrity Xcel performed its first sea trials on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France. (Courtesy/Celebrity Cruises)

Florida-bound Celebrity Xcel cruise ship completes sea trials

Another Florida-bound cruise ship had its first sea trial over the weekend as Celebrity Xcel...
Spectators watch the departure of the Disney Adventure cruise ship from the MV Werften shipyards at the harbour in Wismar, Germany, Sept. 1 The ship has been delayed by several months. (Markus Schreiber/Associated Press)

Disney Cruise Line delays new ship Disney Adventure’s debut 3 months

The Disney Adventure, which was expected to sail out of Singapore for the first time...
Royal Caribbean’s third Icon-class ship, Legend of the Seas, touched water for the first time during the vessel’s float out at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland in September. (Courtesy Royal Caribbean)

Royal Caribbean’s next 2 Icon-class ships hit construction milestones

As Royal Carribean sails its newest cruise ship, Star of the Seas, from Port Canaveral,...
Celebrity Cruises is debuting two new ships for river cruising in Europe in 2027. The Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker are set to sail on the Rhine and Danube rivers. (Courtesy of Celebrity Cruises)

Celebrity launches first river cruises in 2027 with two new luxury ships

Celebrity Cruises is making its first foray into the world of river cruising with plans...
Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas will be the third ship in its Icon class following 2024's Icon of the Seas and this year's Star of the Seas. (Courtesy Royal Caribbean)

Royal Caribbean plans for new class of ships, private destinations in Mexico and Nassau

The company has ships and destination openings planned out as far 2028, meaning that cruise...
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